Synthetic materials have the characteristic that they keep the shape in which they are heated. These fabrics are often easy to iron, because they virtually ‘melt’ back into the original shape. But of course you can also make use of this easy-to-reshape feature.

Refinity has made various folding patterns in the textiles and then heated these under a press, after which patterns originate in the textile. For one version Refinity used heat-sensitive sublimation ink. Refinity sublimated the blue colour, then created the folds in the fabric and then sublimated a dark colour over it. The ink itself has not been tested on environmental-friendliness yet.